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Waiting for the snow to start to fall. Apparently there was some...

Waiting for the snow to start to fall. Apparently there was some in the UK this week..but it was up in the North and East. I wait patiently.

"The door appeared to present an impenetrable boundary, for those deep, consuming shadows began to..."

“The door appeared to present an impenetrable boundary, for those deep, consuming shadows began to swirl, began to shift again, as if they sought to break down the obstacle and gain entry to the bedroom beyond. Dimly, for a muted semi-consciousness had stolen over him with such dull potency that he may well have been dreaming, distant noises found William’s ears, echoing sounds: shouts, screams, running feet, all muffled under the hood of the night.”

- The Travelling Circus of Lacrimosa - 30%...

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The time to get excited about Halloween themed food has...

The time to get excited about Halloween themed food has arrived.

Persephone's Dance Macabre

Legend has it that a young women once lost her beloved, it was so tragic and sudden, the whole village mourned him. The cruelty of love loss was something understood by all. The poor young woman who loved her man so, went to thecemeteryevery day and cry over his grave. The stone was stained with her tears and the ground became shaped by her body. Nature itself felt sorry for the woman and began to shift around her. The green leaves turned amber and red and slowly fell to the ground, try...

Competition now closed!

Thanks for all your entries! There is one more in the queue which will materialise later tonight, but the competition is now closed to new entries. Ill be announcing the result on Tuesday - the day before Halloween! In the meantime there is still time to vote, the winner is determined by a count of likes/reblogs so all notes count. You can read all the entries here :)

To the dark wherever we shall meet, come with a string of light, lead to follow. Flapping invites...

To the dark wherever we shall meet, come with a string of light, lead to follow. Flapping invites for your welcome, come join the festivities…

Lit wings hale your approach, ambient attractions to your welcome. Claws pretending their value against the unknown. These steps smell of roses that bloom under the moon, destiny steps. Dusty grit grinds within slime residue that’ll never evaporate.

Cultivated over many moons we’re rolling out in groups and singulars. Flying shock throughout the night. S...

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iamhazleweatherfield:Just in case anyone forgot that this was...

iamhazleweatherfield:

Just in case anyone forgot that this was a thing that happened.

I still sometimes wonder whether this was all some kind of insane dream/hallucination. Pleased to see confirmation that it actually was real.

Last few hours to enter the Halloween competition!

Its closing at 8:00pm GMT so there are a matter of hours left to enter my competition, the prize being a signed copy of my second and Halloween appropriate novel, The Travelling Circus of Lacrimosa. All Halloween themed short stories and poems are welcome - the winner is decided via notes, and will be announced next week.

You can submit entries here.